1) The whole distance of the marathon is about 42 kilometres.

2) The marathon started in a battle between Greece and Persia.

3) In the 1908 Olympics an American runner won the marathon.

4) Nowadays the marathons can be watched out of the Olympics.

5) Only people who are good at sport can run a marathon.

　Keys : 1)T 2） F 3）T 4） T 5） F21世纪教育网

二次阅读：在短文中寻找你所需要的答案，可用诸如As far as I know 等用语21世纪教育网 SA: the origins of the marathon

S B: the distance of the marathon

SC: the 1908 Marathon

S D: the New York Marathon and the Great Wall Marathon

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Sept 2 ： Choose one topic to introduce the marathon in your own words.

巩固案

( 5分钟做题，5分钟展示点评)

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

For millions of Facebook users, choosing which photo to use for an online profile is an important decision. According to a study by researchers at the UT Dallas Center, the photos we select may reflect individual preferences, but they also appear to reflect more deeply rooted, unconscious cultural differences.Previous research has shown that culture can affect not only language and custom, but also how we experience the world and process information. Western cultures，for example，condition people to think of themselves as highly independent entities (实体)，whereas East Asian cultures stress collectivism and interdependence.

Dr. Denise Park, co-director of the Center at UT Dallas, and former graduate student Dr. ChihMao